diff --git a/build_packages b/build_packages
index e1fe36ba06..23722d68dd 100755
--- a/build_packages
+++ b/build_packages
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}" \
     @system coreos-devel/board-packages
 
 info "Removing obsolete packages"
-sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" --depclean @unavailable
+sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" --quiet --depclean @unavailable
 
 if "portageq-${BOARD}" list_preserved_libs "${BOARD_ROOT}" >/dev/null; then
   sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" "${REBUILD_FLAGS[@]}" @preserved-rebuild
diff --git a/update_chroot b/update_chroot
index 37760ef426..ca3bfa4163 100755
--- a/update_chroot
+++ b/update_chroot
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} ${EMERGE_FLAGS} \
     coreos-devel/sdk-depends world
 
 info "Removing obsolete packages"
-sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} --depclean @unavailable
+sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} --quiet --depclean @unavailable
 
 if portageq list_preserved_libs / >/dev/null; then
   info "Rebuilding packages linked against old libraries"